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were unanimously adopted. The meeting was divided into two sessions. During 

 the morning session, Mr. E. H. Blackmore delivered his presidential address and 

 the following papers were read: — 



A Few Notes from Vernon M. H. Ruhman. 



(a) Hibernation ot Larvae; (b) The Movement of Boreus in the 



Snow J. W. Cockle. 



Collecting in the Okanagan District W. Downes. 



On the Hibernation of Lady^bird Beetles (Coccinellidse) T. Wilson. 



Insect Notes of the Year R. C. Treherne. 



Afternoon Session. 



Xotes on Geometridae new to British (Columibia E. H. Blackmore. 



Pronunciation of the Scientific Names of Insects G. O. Day, F.E.S. 



Fossil Insects Dr. S. Hadwen; Dr. A. 



E. Cameron. 



Notes on B.C. Diptera R. S. Sherman. 



Factors in Mosquito Control Dr. A. E. Cameron ; Dr. 



S. Hadwen. 



The Victoria suh-hranch held meetings in the rooms of the A^ictoria Natural 

 History Society in January, February, March and April, with an average atten- 

 dance of nine members. The following papers were presented, illustrated with 

 specimens of the subjects taken up : — 



The Parnassiclcc and Papilionidw oif British Columbia E. H. Blackmore. 



Leptarctia californi<r and Its Varieties E. H. Blackmore. 



The Lepidoptera of the Northern Okanagan W. Downes. 



The Species of the Genus Xylomyges Occurring in B.C E. H. Blackmore. 



The past year has drawn heavily on our list of members : many of them 

 answered the call to arms in the service of the Empire. We regret to record 

 the deaths of two of our oldest and most valued members, Mr. A. H. Bush, of 

 Vancouver, who was killed in action in France during Augvist, 1916, and Mr. 

 Tom Wilson, of Vancouver, who perished in a hotel fire at Hope, B.C., on 

 March 6th, 1917. 



The following officers were elected for the year 1917: — 



President E. H. Blackmore. P.O. Box 221. Victoria, B.C. 



Vice-President R. S. Sherman. Vancouver, B.C. (Coast) . 



Vice-President L. E. Taylor. Okanagan, B.C. (Interior). 



Secretary-Treasurer Williams Hugh, P.O. Box 20, Cloverdale, B.C. 



Advisory Board Dr. A. E. Cameron, M.A.; G. O. Day. F.E.S. ; 



Dr. S. Hadwen, and R. C. Treherne, B.S.A. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Williams Hugh, Sec.-Treas. 



REPORT OF THE NOVA SCOTIA BRANCH. 



The Third Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Nova Scotia was 

 held at Truro, Aug. 3nd, 1917. A short business meeting was held in the 

 morning, this being followed by the reading of papers at the afternoon and 

 evening sessions. There was an average attendance of about seventj'-five at the 

 meetings and the papers were listened to with interest. 



